Over 80 drone applications under review, training centre in pipeline — NCAA
Stories by Dickson Omobola Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, NCAA, has said it is in the process of approving a new aviation training facility for drone operators. NCAA’s Director of Aerodrome and Airspace Standards, Engineer Godwin Balang, said the agency has chosen to be methodical to ensure the facility met all operational benchmarks. Balang, who spoke at the […]
Libyans say war’s keeping COVID-19 at bay
While the new coronavirus outbreak has been steadily gaining ground with more than 100 countries already affected, many Libyans believe that isolation of their war-torn country could alleviate the threat. Badreddine al-Najjar is president at the Libya center for disease control. “For time being, there are no cases of coronavirus registered in Libya. Through our […]
Indonesia, Belgium record first death from coronavirus
A female patient in Indonesia who was infected with the new coronavirus has died, becoming the first known fatal case in the country.the The Belgian Health Ministry disclosed this on Wednesday. The ministry reported on Wednesday that it was the first coronavirus death in the country, Belga news agency said citing a statement. The 53-year-old […]
Coronavirus deaths soar in Italy, US deploys national guard
Italians braced for a second day of national lockdown Wednesday after a sharp spike in coronavirus-related deaths, as New York deployed the National Guard to contain a disease that has sown worldwide panic. Europe’s hardest-hit country said the death toll from the COVID-19 virus had risen Tuesday by a third to 631, with the surging […]
Panama records Central America’s first coronavirus death
Panama’s health minister on Tuesday confirmed eight cases of the new coronavirus in the country, including one death, the first virus-linked death in Central America. “Of the eight patients we are reporting, one person is in intensive care, another unfortunately died,” Minister Rosario Turner said during a press conference in Panama City. According to the […]
British minister, Dorries tests positive to new coronavirus
Nadine Dorries, Britain’s minister for patient safety, suicide prevention, and mental health, has tested positive to the new coronavirus, Health Secretary Matt Hancock has said. “Really sorry to hear Nadine has tested positive for coronavirus. “She has done the right thing by self-isolating at home,” Hancock said in a tweet. And in a statement circulated […]
